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1
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  1. counterparts; 2. fellows
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congénères (m,pl)

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  1. to capture; 2. to catch; 3. to absorb; 4. to grasp/understand; 5. to win; 6. to recover
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capter qqch

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  1. to suffer / to endure; 2. to undergo; 3. to incur; 4. to receive; 5. to be subject to
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subir qqch / qqn

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The next morning, he suffered the aftermath of the party.

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Le lendemain matin, il a subi le contrecoup de la fête.

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The artist underwent heavy criticism before becoming a success.

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L’artiste a subi de fortes critiques avant d’avoir du succès.

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The initial report has been subject to modifications.

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Le rapport initial a subi des modifications.

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The company incurred minor losses last month.

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L’entreprise a subi de légères pertes le mois dernier.

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The campers endured bad weather during their stay.

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Les campeurs ont subi le mauvais temps pendant leur séjour.

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  1. to weld; 2. to couple
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accoler qqch

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  1. to catch fire; 2. to burn down
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cramer

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  1. to climb; 2. to ascend; 3. to go up; 4. to scale
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gravir qqch

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  1. knowingly; 2. consciously; 3. intentionally; 4. deliberately; 5. purposefully; 6. willingly
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sciemment

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  1. to trick; 2. to fool; 3. to deceive; 4. to mislead; 5. to cheat; 6. to con
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duper qqn

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I tricked my dog by pretending to throw a ball

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J’ai dupé mon chien en faisant semblant de lancer une balle.

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  1. turn; 2. round; 3. spin; 4. trick; 5. ride; 6. stroll; 7. walk; 8. wheel; 9. measurement
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le tour

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  1. tower; 2. castle
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la tour

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bust measurement

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le tour de poitrine

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underlying

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sous-jacent

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  1. characteristic / feature; 2. line / dash; 3. stroke
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le trait

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He draws lines with his pencil.

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Il trace des traits avec son crayon.

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the solid line

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le trait plein

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A fresh, mild breeze blew in the bay.

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Une brise fraîche et légère soufflait dans la baie.

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The device is lightweight and portable.

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Cet appareil est léger et portatif.

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I love the soft sound of the rain against the window.

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J’adore le léger son de la pluie contre la vitre.

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The editor made minor changes to the text.

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L’éditeur a apporté de légères modifications au texte.

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The film had a very light-hearted tone.

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Le film avait un ton très léger.

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a small delay

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un léger retard

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a light weight

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un poids léger

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a modest delay

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un léger décalage

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to harm

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nuire

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The divide between employees and management harms productivity.

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Le clivage entre les employés et la direction nuit à la productivité.

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the intention to harm

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l’intention de nuire (f)

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to put away

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mettre hors d’état de nuire

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34
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to harm smb’s reputation

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nuire à la réputation de qqn./qqch

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  1. to affect; 2. to harm; 3. to impair; 4. to hurt; 5. to injure; 6. to threaten
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nuire à qqn / qqch

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Misunderstandings may harm our teamwork.

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Les malentendus peuvent nuire à notre travail d’équipe.

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37
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in abundance

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à foison

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the service provider

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le prestataire

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39
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to will / bequeath

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léguer qqch

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renewable

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reconductible

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  1. to override; 2. to fill in; 3. to stand for; 4. to stand for
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remplacer

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  1. teava; 2. channel; 3. furtun; 4. hint
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le tuyau

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furtun de udat

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le tuyau d’arrosage

44
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delivery pipe

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le tuyau de refoulement

45
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  1. tevaraie; 2. drain
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la canalisation

46
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to shorten / to abbreviate / to truncate / to cut short

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abréger qqch

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to fill in / to bridge / to overcome / to fulfill / to catch up / to remedy / to offset

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combler qqch

48
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thus / ergo

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du coup

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at first

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du premier coup

50
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whiplash

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le coup du lapin

51
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heavy blow / twist of fate

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le coup de sort

52
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heavy blow / twist of fate

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le coup de sort

53
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others

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autrui

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relationship with others

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la relation avec autrui

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to flourish / to grow / to blossom / to thrive / to bloom / to unfold / to open up

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s’épanouir

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to thrive on something

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s’épanouir dans qqch / s’épanouir grace a qqch

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  1. to pour; 2. to contribute; 3. to deposit; 4. to pay; 5. to allocate; 6. to cry; 7. to scatter
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verser qqch

57
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payable

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a verser

57
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due amount

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somme a verser

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  1. to sow; 2. to spread
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semer qqch

59
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to wreak havoc

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semer la pagaille

60
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cigarette / bud

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la clope

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the shield / (fig) umbrella

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le bouclier

62
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sink

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évier (m)

63
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I have just made the update

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Je viens de faire la mise à jour.

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ETAM

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employés, techniciens et agents de maîtrise

65
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une faute grave

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manquement important du salarié à son contrat de travail rendant impossible son maintien dans l’entreprise.

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une faute lourde

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une faute commise avec l’intention de nuire à l’entreprise et à l’employeur, justifiant une rupture immédiate du contrat de travail.

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  1. suspension; 2. release
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la mise à pied

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  1. to understand/comprehend; 2. to enter/input; 3. to seize; 4. to grasp/grab/grip; 5. to snatch.
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saisir

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to take the opportunity

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saisir l’occasion

70
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to input data

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saisir des données

71
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the request/referral

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la saisine

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How many times has this occurred and from whom, for what motive and what were the results of the requests?

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Combien de fois le cas échéant, par qui, pour quels motifs et quelles sont les résultats de cette saisine?

73
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if need be / if applicable / where relevant

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le cas échéant

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When necessary, the company refunds travel expenses.

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Le cas échéant, la société rembourse les frais de déplacement.

75
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The contract will be changed where appropriate.

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Le contrat sera modifié le cas échéant.

76
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to ruin; to spoil; to mess

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gâcher

77
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love note

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le mot doux

78
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No, she has just discovered the joy of Christmas and the power of tender words!

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No, elle a juste decouvert la joie de Noël et la puissance des mots doux!

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obstacle / impediment

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l’empêchement (m)

80
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fast growth

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croissance fulgurante

81
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to take root

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s’enraciner

82
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increasing / upwards /

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à la hausse

83
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an upward trend

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une tendance à la hausse

84
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Rising fuel costs

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La hausse du coût de l’essence

85
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Still, the bulk of the increase is to be attributed to the noticeable rise in the price of components used for the production

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Néanmoins, la majeure partie de l’augmentation doit être attribuée à la hausse sensible des prix des composants utilisés pour la production

86
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Higher housing rents and the lower dollar brought inflation up by about 5%.

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La hausse des loyers et la faiblesse du dollar ont fait monter l’inflation à environ 5 %.

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The strong increase in the number of coins was mainly driven by a growing demand for lowvalue coins.

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La hausse soutenue du nombre de pièces tient surtout à une demande croissante de pièces de faible valeur.

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also / likewise / equally / in the same vein

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de même

89
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all the same

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tout de même

90
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as well as / along with

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de même que

91
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Similarly, the debt data prior to 1999 are not comparable with the debt data from 1999 onwards.

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De même, les données relatives à la dette antérieures à 1999 ne sont pas comparables aux données postérieures à cette date

92
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The same applies around the passenger terminal which receives aircraft for the night.

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Il en est de même autour du terminal passagers qui accueille des avions pour la nuit.

93
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The same would not apply for clearing of these instruments via a clearing house.

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Il n’en est pas de même pour la compensation de ces instruments via une chambre de compensation.

94
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The same shall apply to the common security and defence policy.

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Il agit de même pour la politique de sécurité et de défense commune.

95
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below

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en deçà de

96
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reduced / smaller / minor / marginal

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moindre

97
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PME

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petites et moyennes entreprises

98
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LME

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la loi de modernisation de l’économie (LME)

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